This time I’m walkin’ to New OrleansI’m walkin’ to New OrleansI’m gonna need two pair of shoesWhen I get through walkin’ these bluesWhen I get back to New Orleans “Walking to New Orleans”(Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Bobby Charles) Fats Domino was on my mind all day. The legendary Fats Domino
I first became completely aware of Bill Scheft’s humor and way of speaking by watching him one night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Bill Scheft was a joke writer on Letterman from 1991 until Dave’s retirement in 2015. He was talking with Dave about his book Shrink Thyself and I
Called “the Mozart of Interviewers,” author Lawrence Grobel is interviewed about his lifelong career as a journalist who has spoken in-depth with people like Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and Barbra Streisand. In his recent nonfiction book, You, Talking To Me, Grobel reflects on what he learned from talking to 120
Hey. It’s Me. For lovers of traditional country music (that’s me) it just doesn’t get any better than Charley Pride. I recall taking a friend of mine to see Charley Pride in concert and at one point looking over and seeing tears of joy streaming down his face. That’s not
Natalie Goldberg is the author of many books, the most recent being The Great Spring: Writing, Zen and This Zig Zag Life. She is most known for her book Writing Down the Bones, which changed the way we look at writing. The book sold more than a million copies and has been
Delaney Buffett and Katie Corwin have a creative partnership built on a passion for cinema and their long friendship. Together they write, conceptualize and bring their imagination to the screen. Take their web comedy City of Angles, a reality-inspired series based on the true events of a New Yorker who moves
Dean Dillon is one of my favorite songwriters and in my humble opinion, the song “Tennessee Whiskey” is the greatest country song. It’s been recorded by George Jones, David Allan Coe, and most recently by Chris Stapleton, rightfully securing it’s place in music as a standard. Other great songs he
A postcard I wrote ended up in Willie Nelson’s hands. He responded warmly. For episode #1 of The Paul Leslie Hour, I want to invite you on Willie Nelson’s tour bus for an honest and light-hearted conversation with the man himself. Help Support the Show Here. Hear this one on Spotify.